Summary of Qualifications
Senior executive with verifiable year-after-year success achieving revenue, profit and business growth objectives within start-ups, turnaround and rapid-change environments. Highly successful in building relationships with upper-level decision makers, recognizing and taking control of critical problem areas and delivering on commitments. Performance-driven. Has led and motivated large teams to successful delivery of complex schedule- and/or cost-critical projects. An effective communicator and consensus builder, with a proven track record as both a client- and public-facing resource.
Registered civil engineer with 30+ years of experience in design and management of major projects in the United States and eastern Caribbean. Project background includes infrastructure, aviation, K-12 educational, industrial and marine facilities totaling more than $4 billion work-in-place.
Employed exclusively in senior management for the past 15 years at consulting firms in Birmingham, AL and New Orleans, LA. Responsible for operations, staffing, technical work supervision, client services, marketing and business development.
Special Expertise
Civil/Site Design Value Engineering
Construction Management/Program Management Forensic Engineering
Cost/Schedule Performance Measurement & Controls Claims Avoidance/Mitigation
Capital Funds Management Dispute Resolution
Cost Estimating
Education
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, 1979
Southern University
Baton Rouge, LA
Registration
Louisiana #24011 (1988)
Alabama #26418 (2004)
Representative Projects
Construction/Program Management
Jefferson County Commission – Sewer Expansion Program (Jefferson County, AL)
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport – Runway 6/24 Extension
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport – Terminal Modernization Program
City of Birmingham, AL – Municipal Stormwater (MS4) Program Management
Birmingham City Schools – Capital Improvement Program
City of Birmingham Capital Improvement Program – Street Improvements
Children’s Hospital Expansion – Program Management Services (Birmingham, AL)
City of Montgomery/Retirement Systems of Alabama – Marriott Hotel & Convention Center Development (Montgomery, AL)
Westin Hotel at Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (Birmingham, AL)
Marketplace at Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (Birmingham, AL)
New Orleans International Airport – Capital Facilities Program
New Orleans Public Schools – Capital Improvements Program (CIP-III)
United Teachers of New Orleans (UTNO) – Expert Witness & Dispute Resolution Support
U.S. Virgin Islands Emergency Reconstruction/Capital Improvement Program
A/E Design
Perry County, AL – Historic Courthouse Renovation
City of Birmingham, AL – Fair Park Redevelopment
City of Birmingham, AL – Sloss Furnaces Visitors Center
City of Midfield, AL – Dept. of Parks & Recreation, Fitness Trails 1 & 2
City of Midfield, AL – Dept. of Parks & Recreation, Paving & Drainage Improvements
City of Bessemer, AL – AL Dept. of Human Resources, District Office Buildng
Birmingham Water Works Board – Water Main Reinforcements
City of Austin, TX – Municipal Airport, New South Airport Access Road & Drainage Outfall
Dallas Water Utilities – Southeast Service Center
Texas Dept. of Transportation – TGV High-Speed Rail Feasibility Study
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Zumwalt Test Track Paving, Drainage & Observation Platforms (White Sands Missile Range, NM)
McDonnell Douglas Corp. – Launch Complex 40 Design Criteria (Cape Canaveral, FL)